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GREENWOOD COUNTY. A NEW COUNTY ENTERS THE LIST IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Tb* Bill Oocnpkd Nearly afl the T me of tb? Movie In Setilonf, Both Day and Night, bnt vrau Passed at Li?t. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 12.?This has been Greenwood's day in the House. Nothing else was considered. The redistricting scheme was brushed away on a technicality. It could have been considered, and there is a ray of hope in the disposition of the House. For nearly three hours this morning the ( pros and cons of Greenwood County were advanced, and everyone ought by this time to know what he wants about 1 the new county proposed to be made j up of portions of Edgefield and Abbe- i vlile. The most striking incident of ' tbe debate was the unexpected reference to tbe Legislative members being a vest-pocket edition of Governor Tilltnan nthflrwise ftvprvthinor went alODtr ! in a nice, quiet, humdrum way.. ** j \ . The first tilt of the day was on the redisricting bill. The people scored , one! It looks hopeful. The Black district champions haven't things altogether their own way. The lines were drawn today and old Charleston and ' the low-country have their friends, j When tbe bill came up Mr. Moses's ' original bill was promptly killed. 1 Then the substitute bill, with a favorable report, came up. Mr. Magill 1 the chairman of the special committee, 1 moved to kill the bill, as there was a < Senate bill upon the same subject. Mr. MmoiII rtlrt nof. anticinata Mr. Moses's i close attention to the work of tbe House. The House bill was laid aside and thereupon Mr. Moses called attention to the fact that tlje Senate bill had not been on the desks for twenty'our hours. Speaker Jones held the point of order well taken. Then Mr. Magill wanted the, bill whereby the House bill was killed reconsidered. Speaker Jones held that L an affirmative vote to reconsider could not b®arded. Mr. Breazeale moved ? * to take tbe bill from the table. The House, by a vote of 88 to 26, refused to have any more talk on tbe subject today. Tho (IranninnnH P/Minfr hill wnR t.hfi next in order, and furnished the battle royal of the day. Mr. Yeldell first took the floor and made a very strong argument in favor of the new county. He said that there has never been a stronger argument for a new county. Out of two thousand voters in the territory affected seventeen hundred petitioned for the new county, and the first name on the petition was that of Governor Tillman. There are times when one should not let sentiment overrule necessity. The objection comes from Abbeville. You have no assurance vnill A Anal Ulttti lucre mil Bva uc abuuouvuuvuai convention. We bave been looking for tariff reform for twenty-five years and 1 it is still coming. We have had the 1 county surveyed and Greenwood will ? pay for the buildings. When we tell i these counties that we are tired paying them tribute they raise a great protest, i He debated elaborately the question of area and the necessity of forming new | counties. Mr. Yeldell quoted from the < census bulletin and showed that the j incorporated towns in Abbeville had < more population than those In Green- < * wood. He devoted considerable atten- < tion to the railroad situation, and de- J nied that Greenwooa would get more < mllno/va fKon A hKntrlTln i iouivau UillGOKC buau AJkUVOfUlVl j Mr. Hill, of Abbeville, said that, al though sick, he was here to prevent this monstrous iniquity being placed on Abbeville County. If Abbeville 'must be despoiled consider the inter j ests of the remaining portion of the ] county. The idea of a new county is a new thing. He understood that names j to the petitions had been secured by promises of ottce. They want to take out of Abbeville what they want and ' leave us worn-out lands nearly all \ streams that require bridging and an undue proportion of the negroes.. The judiciary committee reported favorably j oecause 11 neara oniy uii? biub ui lug , Juestion. We were not advised of ieir facts and data. They took snap f judgment. We did not know bow much we were to be bit or how much , we were to be hurt. We would rather , move the court house to Greenwood , than have the county divided. Mr. Graham, of Abbeville, who fa- ( vored the new county, said that the advocates of the county went about the , matter in a business-like manner. We i bave afidavlts of competent surveyors that old Abbeville bas plenty of area. I "We bave been paying lor iht?r bridges . for the past hundred years. They ac- \ case us of not bavjiip Greenwood in , tke centre of the new t. uuty. We went lor the business centre. We have . made Aboeville valuable, and if the j portion we want is more valuable it ( belongs to us. We bave made it valua- ( ble ny our enterprise ana push. We , take only about half of the railroad , mileage. Abbeville never built roads for ( Greenwood's benefit. They never car- ( ned them that way. Abbeville and Greenwood are rival towns and tbey ?Ki.4lHir\nr railrnaHa ho mir rlnnrfi ' The first mention of tne new county was made by larmers living in Edge Held County and doing business in <Jreenwood. Notice ot this matter came out in the county newspapers a week after the project was started. < Mr. Suddath, of Edgefield, did not 1 think the new county would offer any -convenience to the people of Edgefield < who were to be taken in to Grecawood. 1 There are said to be 1,250 square uules in the county. Mr. Yeldell made him . admit that there were over #00 miles * " If leu 111 me UJU uuuutjr, UJU. ouuuaiu then went on to say that be favored small counties and a constitutional county. Let us get an omnibus bill and get all of the dew counties at odo time. In Edgeheld County such a scheme Is not wanted. 1 have petitions to that fact. If anybody wants o. deserves any favor it is the country peo pie of the State and they are not asking for any new counties. ' Mr. Foster, of Spartanbnrg. said that he favored new counties. They add to the wealth of the State. North Carolina is getting ahead of us in that line. * As a matter of State policy it behooves ? US to Dave new uuuuueg. a ma. nuuun Buncombe County being iDjured by belDg cut up. No. The same is applicable to Abbeville. Look at the State that has sprung from old Tirgioia. Greenwood is worthy of the laurel that she is striving to get. Mr. FraDk (aary, of Abbeville, said that he had to oppose the proposed enactment. In the outset I am not opposed to new counties, but in doing so you ought not to destroy old ones. Abbeville is symmetrical. Our people can reach the court house and return the same day. The people of Abbeville need no better facilities and you do nothing for the people of Bdgefield. ta oront. rtnnhf, as to whathar vou XBWIO ? ,, leave us the requisite number of square milea in Abbeville. They have come over into Abbeville County and taken what they want. Is it a right plan to want you to rote for this bill because Governor Tillman heads their petition ? Gentlemen, that is an insult to your intelligence and independence. Hare you come here to obey Governor Tillman's will? Are you" his puppets? Does Governor Tillman carry you and your votes in his pockets? Governor Tillman does not carry my vote, and as much as I admire bim I tbink and act for myself. I tell you that it is an insult to you to suggest to you that because Governor Tillman favors this thing tnat you will favor it. You are brave and loyal men and will act for yourselves. I am loyal to my people first of all. Then he made a vigorous reply to , what he termed an anonymous attack as to methods from some little whip- I per snapper. He then outlined the < plan of campaign of Greenwool Coun- , ty. and told that he had been approach- 1 prf hv art*nnatea of the Greenwojd bill 1 and told that if he advocated the measure it would be named after his uncle (Mart Gary.) He spurned the offer. He would feel that It is bartering a ame he honored, and would not do such a thing. Then he told of an offer of the Senatorship from the new county if he favored it. This he refused. He owed a higher duty to his present constituency. He would make no such barters. He then went on to discuss the positions of the new counties, the Injustice of the change, the uselessness )f the new county, the uusuitabllity of the time, the indebtedness and other matters. v The bill was further discussed by Mr. J. T. Duncan, of Newberry, and Mr. Watson, of Anderson, in favor of ihe bill, and Mr. D. H. Magill.of Abbeville, against it. At 2.80 o'clock the House, upon motion of Mr. Moses, took a receas until r.30 P. M., with Mr. Magill in possesion >f the floor. At the night session of the House of Representatives the closing hour for :he receipt of the new bills brought forth about a dozen new bills,the more mportant being: By Mr. Sturkie, amendments to the iispensary law, to llx the maximum profit of the State dispensary as well is that of the county dispensers at 25 per cent, instead of SO per cent.; to change the name of Graham's to Dannark and extend its jurisdiction: to provide tor a consiaoie at> memoim 2 Jollege; to amend the charter of the t theater and Lenoir Narrow Gauge 1 Road and authorize its consolidation ( with the Carolina Narrow Guage and ^ King's Mountain Road; to charter the < ^ueen City Detective Agency, of < jreenville, to regulate admissions to ] ;he Lunatic Asylum and regalate com- 1 ultments for idiocy. j Mr. Moses wanted to know whether ;he House wanted to continue the < b - n.j. Tk? tTniioo I CftQlDg' OX vUO VJUUU* xuc .LJLvuovj ? thought it best to try and finish with i 3reenwood County scheme. Mr. Magill took up his argument igainstthe new county. He showed in afidavlt of the county auditor of A.bbeviIIe that the county would not lave the requisite area if dismembered. Ete argued until o'clock. Joshua Ashley said that while he Favored smaller counties he could not rote to cut Abbeville into such a ibape. He made one of his characteristic speeches, full of fun and fire. air. Yeldell made the closing argument. The previous question being called ;he vote resulted. Against the new ! tnnnfrTi. A nHnronn AdhlftV RfflftMale. ^WUUWJ . MUUV4WWM) ? 'rf I ? , Bruce, Bruce, Brice, Carroll, Cooper, "rum, Edwards, Ellis, Barly, Gary J junter, Harper, Hill, Hughes, HyJrick, Kirkland, LemmoD, Magill, 1 Manning, Mitchell, Bast, Sturkie, Sad- ' lath "latum, Tupper, Thomas, Whit- 1 mire, W. C. Wolfe, J. S- Wolff, Wood- ' ward?31. ' For the new county; Speaker Jones, ( Berry, Blackwell, Blease, Breland,Buist, ( Byrd, Carpenter, Chandler, Cox, Covington, Dendy, Dennis, Dubose, J. T. | Duncan, T. C. Duncan .Edwards, Egan, , Elder, Eatridge, Felder, Folk, Foster, , Grratam, Hammett, Hardee, Hardin, j Hardy, Harvey, Henderson, Jefferies, ( Jordan, Johnson, Kuotts, J. D. Klnard, < EI. J. Kinard, Lancaster, Lesesne, Lof , Lon, Love, Lowrance, Laban, Mauldin, . M. C. White, Mitchell, Parks, Patton, . PhfiHna R.iTfiiN. Rnner. Roland. Rotr ?re, Russell, Shuman, Singletary, Skinaer,J. L.Smith, Stackhouse, Sullivan, Vaughan, Von Kolnitz, Waters, Watjon, Wilborn, Yeldell?05. Messrs. Haskell and Weston and Garris and ftllver were paired. Watts, who was odt of the hall, would have roted for the new county. The tidal wave favoring the new lounty was hardly expectedMr. Harris wanted the new county aamed Gary. The amendment was lost, about fifteen voting in its favor Mr. Maglll moved that it be called rill man County. This, too, was promptly voted down. The new county was given two members and placed in ihe 3rd Congressional district. The Governor is authorized to appoint a commlAsion to arrange a divis ion of the bonded and floating indebc jdness of the counties. The bill pass ?s without further trouble and will tomorrow be given a third reading. It ls said that a canvass has been made 3f the Senate, and it is in favor of JU WU WUUU l/UUUUJ. At 9-20 o'cleck the House resumed the reading of the Code and continued It until about 11 o'clock.?News and Courier. -Vindicated. Columbia, S. C., Dec:, Dec. 13.?In October, 1891, when P. P. Gaillard, who had been treasurer of Sumter County, went to have a settlement with the Comptroller General he was founl to be a defaulter for a little over 5900, which he could not account for. Mr. James Norton, clerk of the Comptroller General, who made the settlement was satisfied at the time that the de falcation was due to no criminal act on the part of Mr. Gaillard, but was due to carelessness or accident. Mr. Giil i lard was given lime and in a few months made the shortage good. Since tbat time be has been industriously at i work trying to discover bow the short- < age occurred. He has succeed in finding vouchers to the amount of 8836 i which have been checked off and allowed by the Comptroller General, and i with the assistance of Mr; Norton Mr. i Gaillard has gotten his claim approved by the Ways and Means Committee and this money will be refunded tobim. This amount leaves but a small balance, about $80 against Mr. Galllard. which Nr. Norton says often occurrs in making settlements with County Treasurers through accident in one way or another. The above not , only restores to Mr. Gaillard his money but completely vindicates him from any suspicion even of wrongdoing,? Register. A Deitrnetiva Flreln Texas. Bolton, Texas, Dec. 8.?Early yesterday [morning fire started in the grocerv store ot Winkleman k Freeman in Temple, Texas, and beiore it coutd be controlled that store, together with those of Cheevea Bros. A Co., and W. A. Wilkers were destroved. The total loss ie $40,000, wiih partial Inruraace. Mr. Samuel Cheeves was burned to deatiun attempting to save some of his valuables. AN IMPORTANT BILI KNOWN AS THE COUNTY GOVEI MENT BILL PASSES THE SENATE It via an All Day and Almost an Vliht TlaFit, bntlt Went Thronet IiMt, Despite the Opposition otVarl Senators. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 13-The Cou flATroimmorif Til 11 moa f.VlQ fhftmft nf T UVTCiaiuoiiU XJXIM nuw vuv vmvu?w w* j terday'slong morning session of Senate. The bill abolishes eoui sommissioners, creates a -'county perrlsor," elected by the people j paid a salary, and township boards road commissioners, whose approv jonsciences are their only recompei rhe "supervisor" performs the adm strative duties which now devolve :onnty commissioners and in addit ;o this he, with the "count/ board road commissioners," divides the co ;y into convenient sections as rega roads and bridges. Then the coui lupervisor Is required to let out th lectlOHS CO comraciura uu uo wun md kept in repair. Besides, there provision for county chaiagangs to jmployed on the roads. The coui mpervisor is to be a bonded officer 2 jonds are to be given for the perfoi wee of their obligations by road a bridge contractors. Mr. Evans Is fc )f calling the bill a "road bill." 2 frankly admits that it is primarily t fundamentally a measure of that sh jcter. His elaborate arguments in legate yesterday showed that he h given the subject careful and dilig itudy. The Senate met at 10:30 a. m. 1 session was opened with prayer by ! Smith 01 tne Jrreaoywjribii cuur Ibout a dozen bills passed their fii readings. The coanty government I npecial order was. called up. Sena Jenkins moved to strike out the ena ng-words of the bill. On a division I motion was lost by a vote of 19 to 1? A call of counties was then had Senators to suggest salaries for "coi ;y supervisors whicb had been 1 alank in the bill. When Lancas jounty was reached Senator Miller guested that his county along w! Charleston be excepted from tbe p visions of the bill. Senator Eva loped that the amendment would roted down, declaring that special 1 slation was the curse of the State. Senator Miller briefly explained objections to the bill stating that lis opinion the bill multiplied offi uid was not suited to the people. Senator Finley wished to know v, Charleston was excepted, and Sena Buist answered that since a lar?e p Jon of Berkeley witn na roaaa t arldges had been added to the corn )f Charleston he could see no rea? to except it from the general law the State. Senator Evans was perfe ly willing for Charleston to be exclud Senator Buist asked time to cons ills colleague, Mr. Smythe. Senator Evans was plied with qu Lions from Senators Beasely and J tins until the question on Senator 1 ler's motion was demanded, which S itor Ivans moved to table. Sena Derham asserted that under the bit would be impossible to get a service afficient as that Horry was now en j ing. Senator Derham believed tl the bill provided three men to do I *- rtAwiwftJoalAnni'D In CkC WVIHL UJL UUUUI/JT VV/iuuuooivuviu ?u vi township for nothing, while the sup rlsor remained at the court bouse a lid nothing. Senator firice thought that the I contemplated an lDcrease of the bnrc 3f taxation which the people at presi were in no condition to endure. 'J bill committed too much power to ( man. He was unwilling for the pi people of his county to be subjected the harsh and inquisitorial provisic Df the bill. On tne motion to ta Senator Miller's amendment the v resulted 14 to 14 and the President v "avR." therefore Senator Mlllc amendment w&s killed. Senator Verdler offered a resolut to exempt Beaufort from the provis }f the bill. He bad been in favor of bill when it was understood that supervisor was to be appointed. If was to be elected, then it was cert &at he would be a Republican am aegro. Senator John G. Evans: "I am w ing to accept an amendment for f Governor to appoint tbe supervisor Beaufort. Senator Verdler stated that such irrangement would place him in iwkward position. It would break the amicable arrangement now ex! ing with the negroes, by which i Senate enjoyed the benefit of his s vices. Senator J. G. Evans: "I shall g notice of general amendments on 1 lL *?* Bfl fhn Can o 4 jLlllU ie?UiU?, CILiU ^LUiUlOU bUU UOUU i political amendment, agreed up (Tith him, to meet the necessities of county." Senator W. D. Evans movei to ame by makiDg the time by which the 1 could be commuted in labor at five stead of eight days. Senator Ev? jaid that he was in favor of the t early all the way through, but if 1 Senator from Aiken had been a rc overseer as long as he had, he wo understand what an unfair burc would be placed upon poor people. Senator J G. Evans, who was in ""onHnx frame r?f mind aDTflftd to awv^/uiu^ ? ?0 ? ? cept this amendment, too. Sena Tlmmerman thought that the amei ment would defeat the purpose of i bill as to the billy sections of 1 Siate. Senator Fuller believed that bis county three days' road service v as much as was averaged. Senator Finley objected to the 8-c provision, maintaining that the lal of those who could not pay the 1 would be given to the county at i rate of twenty-five cents a day. Se Lor Evans was not wedded to the ic f any special number of days, but lieved that a minimum and maximi ought to be fixed. Senator Derbam referred to chain gang feature, and couldn't und amiiM Ka q /?hoin ore SbttUU ilUW lUClo uuutu ww u p^v in bis county, which had only abi two convicts in the penitentiary, was running a grind-stone with a f ty-horse power engine. The deb was beginning to scatter itself all o the Stato. .'Senator Harrison dl3cus the bill as Its provison could be appl to bis section of the State. Then Senator strucK out with his right Section 14 which allowed thesupervi to dismiss defaulting contractors will. Senator Jenkins had? listened w Interpol*, at>.hft arcumerits from Se tors from various couDties' and i thing was evident, that there was vast deal of diversity of opinion a1 what the practical workings of the would be: "that we are grouping in dark." Senator Evans replied to Sena Jenkins, saying that the Senator's o bill had been reported unfavoral that he was endeavoring to "hood-w Senators" for whom he ought to hav higher regard; He had appealed the thread-bare argument about wt / men laboring by the side of convicts. ' The bill made do such provisions. He was under the impression that Senator rn- Jenkins had said that this bill could be made a good one. Senator Evans pro ceeded to repeat that the bill included no great innovation. It merely abolau ished the office of county commission* 1- ~u ers waica mo peopic asscuiou iu m 1 8t their vote on a constitutional amendoua ment. Senator Jenkins stated that the Senator's bill had been defeated In the Qty House and referred to the history. He .eg had admitted that some of the bill's provisions were good, but he had found the that it was impossible to amend its aty impracticable features. It had never hpftn voted to abolish the office of conn ou.- - ? ,nd ty commissioner but merely to put it " under the control of the General As* of sembly, and not to have it a construing tional oflce. "I am admonished by the l36i Senator that I am talking for bun, ' combe, but when I go home, unlike himself, my political career is ended. 011 I say its a shame and an outrage to deIon sire our poor people to work by the [0f side of coDvlcts." Senator Evans debated this bill at u"' length, being from time to time "inrds terpellated" from Senators from all aty quarters of the chamber. He described ese the growth of the recent road agitation . , and the road congresses throughout the 'ea United States, and alluded in glowing is terms to the magnificent roads of the be Romans. When he touched upon the r,tv "Appian Way," Senator Jenkins cruellw irmniroH if nlflvOQ hlllld It. The ina ?* ? rm- speaker responded that the argument Qd amounted to saying that if we had no ,n(j slaves we muat have do roads. Our ind People were willing to build the roads, md Senator Derham thought the bill ar. might be enacted for those counties the which wanted it, and to whose conditions it was suited. Senator Blgham eat opposed the bill. He contended against its practicability, and objected to. the [i^e expense of the conviet system. He r had talked with the people of Florence; ch' had told them that this bill was on the aa{ calendar, and not a man had possessed 3U1 the cheek to isk that it be enacted. tor Senator J. G. Evans: "Was not this ^ bill an issue between you and Congresshi3 man McLaurin ia your race for Cont gress?" Senator JBigham stood mute f'or for a minute, and then replied: "Yes; an_ but it was a sore point with Congresseft man McLaurin. He dodged the issue. IqT He was willing to relieve Blgham and re. his people of the whole thing." Kb Senator Finley pronounced the bill ? far suDerlor to anv of the kind previ kQg ously.introduced. * The Dill could hardoe ly be opposed from the same standee. point as that from which the bill of last year had been objected to. It was hiS impossible, however, to prevail upon jn the people to do good service gratuitces ously, and service of value could not be expected from township road commis* ,jjy sioners without enumeration, tor Senator Stanyarne Wilson spoke in 3r. defense of the bill. He reminded the lQd senate that it was one of the few re* lty forms for the good of South Carolina l0Q which remained unenacted. It wonld r of be unfortunate for this one to fall of >ct. passage. The Spartanburg Senator e(j was manifestly uneasy about his friend, ai{ Mr. Evans' bill, and his speech on its behalf was full of earnestness; in fact eg. it bordered on the pathetic. Ever and onrtn fv?i Tiarhnm nf Wnrrv interDOSed I ?11. in his quiet way with questions that en. would have tripped up a less adroit detor bater than Senator Wilsoi. 1 it When Senator Timmerman arose to , ^ put in a word It was plainer than ever 0y. that the friends of the measure were iat frightened. He appealed to the Senate not to Indefinitely postpose the bill, for iCh it did not go into effect for a year. er. There could be no danger in passing it, in(j and there was plenty of time for amendment hereafter. The ayes acd bill nays on the pending motion of Senator ien Jenkins to indefinitely postpone the ent bill were demanded and a call -of the he vote resulted as follows: jne Ayes?Abbott, Blgham, Brice, Deraor ham, Fisley, Glenn, Harrison, Jenkins, Miliar Moore. O'DalL Sloan and Yer )D8 dier.?13. ble Nays->Barton, Beasley, Brown, Buist, ote Efird, W, D. Evans, J. Gr. Evans, Ful^ 0t. ler, Hemphill, McGill, Mavfield, Mc)r?3 Daniel. Mower, Peako, Ragin, Redfearn, bmythe, Stribling, Timmerman, ion Williams and YVilson?21. So the mol0n tion was lost. the Senator J. G. Evans offered an ihe amendment precluding convicts to be he worked with or near contractors which aiQ prevailed. Senator Evans remarked I a that he offered the amendment to meet the objection of Senator Jenkins. ... Senator Yerdier moved to amend by "l" making the supervisor's bond $10,000. for It would relieve his county from the Ior difficulty which he had referred to in tne morning. oeiiaLur js-voub naonm^ ing to accept the amendment as to .Beaufort alone. ,!~P Senator Terdier stated that the f?c" amendment of Senator Evans would "i not help matters. "You Injure us by ier" your aid. Like mast of your sugges. tions," remarked Mr. Verdier with a fy? bland smile, "it is impracticable." for Senator Verdier's amendment was rf then voted down. * 'j?P Senator Bigham moved to lay upon 3 the table the amendment excepting ^ Charleston from its operation. Senary tor Scythe had no objection to the Senator's motion, but it was unnece?!nl 8ary because tne amendment was not jft, In the bill. He hoped that If Senator Bigham desired to look after Charles-1 ton'8 interests he would do it in an orX derlywav. , " When Senator Bigham obtained the floor he replied to Senator Smythe in a few remarks causing - considerable amusement. He ended by saying that tor "When Bigham gets the floor be talks business and not nonsense," and even ??" the Senators tittered. After the adoption of divers amend, ? ments the bill passed its second reading without a division.?State. The Method 1st Conference. lay Sumter, S. C., Dec 9.?At the meet30r ing of the South Carolina Methodist Conference today the following delete gates to the General Conference were 14 ?1 ? ti t> T/v?a? \ir "Tfc ua" eiecteci: uiencai?o. jj. ouuca, ??. lea Kirkland, R. N. Wells, J. A. Clifton, J. be" C. Kil?o, John 0. Wilson, Samuel Lanum tier. Lay?D. It. Duncan, James H. , Carlisle, H. Bear, L. B. Haynes, E. B. the Craighead, H. H. Newton, R.O. Purdy. Ler_ Editor of the Christian Advocate, Rev. inf? VV. D. Kirkland. The Conference meets jut at Laurens next year. The Conference It is opposed to a division. The work of or- tho rvtnf?rf>nr>A i? over. The aDnoint ate merits will be announced Sunday night ver Dr. Morton addressed the Conference 8ed tonight on Church extension, ied the Defp?r.ite Tr^in Rjt>b im, ; at New Orleans, Dec. 9.?Times-Demsor ocrat's Tangipahoa, La., special Bays: at This evening as the New Orleans and Jackson way passenger train pulled .out ith of this station - three men boarded the na- train and without any provocation Dne whatever began shooting promiscuous\ a ly, seriously injuring Conductor Kina i to brew ana a section roremau uameu bill McRae and jumped from tbe rapidly tbe moving train. Their identity is no; known, it is thought it was their inten itor tion to terrif, the passengers by firing iwn off their revolvers and then make their jly; way to the express car where tbey exink pected a rich haul. The authorities are e a aroused and a large posse has left to to scour the lurrouding country for the ilte would-be robbers. % SOME' SPICr DEBATE. THE REDISTRICTING BILL DISCUSSEC IN THE HOUSE. The Metropolitan Police Bill Reporte< Unfavorably Upon?A L'.vely and Inter estlng Pobate en the Kedlstrlctlnjt Bll In the Hoqh, Columbia, S. C., Dec. 14 .?In the House yesterday Mr. Weston moved t< strike out the enacting words of thi bill to redistrict tbe State, wbicl brought on a sharp debate. Mr. Magill, in speaking against the motion, said tbe majority reported favorably because they had carefully con sldered the bill and felt that it demands tbe serions attention of the House and should be passed, because it would in sure to South Carolina a Congressman from each district as a Democrat. II will be shown on this floor, he said, that this will result. There is nothing to hinder the people of Charle stoo with their resources and political in genuity, from carrying tbis district for the Democracy. When such a result followed it is iacumbent upon the Gen 1 *? Ul? a Kill D141 iUSOUIUljr bu pasa ouuu a urn. Mr. Weston said the object affd purport of this bill may be briefly stated in a few words?to place the city of Charleston in tbe "Black District." He had confidence in the opinion that members had not descended to such a position as to pass any bill for the parpose of revenge He blushed with shame that Mr. Magill should suggest that the district could be carried by the political resources and ingenuity of Charleston. There was a time when such tactics counted, but It did not now. Notwithstanding all ingenuity and resources G. W. Murray now occupies a seat In the national Congress from tbe Seventh District. Mr. Weston said that he had heard various motives for the introduction of the bill, among whicl was tbe opposition of Charleston to the Dispensary law. Other cities had opposed ihe law with equal vehemence as Charleston. He trusted that no member was actuated by the sentiment that Charleston should be degraded because she refused to wot? fnr ft man fnr a rftrtaln DQSitlon. He was willing that his portion of Richland should remain in the "Black District" rather than see Charlestsn so disgraced. It was unnecessary and uncalled for. So far as ingenuity and money is concerned you might as well make up your mind that a black Republican would represent that district. Mr. Watson said while he was compelled to disagree with his friend from Charleston, he wanted to ask them whether they had respected the platform enunciated by the Democrats in 1800. Has Richland or Charleston done so? If my friend can answer that then I do not want Charleston in the "Black District." I claim that the representative of that district should so represent South Carolina. There Is no disposition ix) inj are Charleston, but shall the tall wag Che dog? Bat when Charleston denounces us as Populists, etc., my bosom swells with resentment We have a national Democratic platform which has not been kept aud we have not been respected. If Charleston wants to help us let her stand up and support us in our demands as a Democratic party 2nd I for one will bid her God-speed in everything that looks to her future advancement. Mr.Tatum in his remarks raid: We believe it is to the best interest of Democracy and the State that the redisricting bill should pass. He said that in the last election there was a difference of 8,000 votes between the primary and general elections in Charleston. Charleston having then 3,000 TT/-?fon In tmonra nrnnlH Ra hflkt^p ilhlfl TWIA.O tU iVOWft IV ti vvuv. vv to overcome a Republican majority than the other counties, which cast their full vote. Under the circumstances he held that the First District had a larger negro majorlt7 to overcome than the Seventh. Charleston had a majority of three to one in the primary, but in the election Orangeburg cast two votes to her one. Mr. Rivera, colored, of Beaufort, as a representative of a depressed race, would say that they were weak but their lot was cast here by God and the negroes and whites must live together. How are you going to manage those negro votes? How are you going to elect seven Democratic Congressmen and account for the negro vote? Remember there is another race to be considered in the division. We ask that while you are making comfort for * ITT, yourseir you consiaer our race, we agree to everything that is done on this floor, but we have not had our rights. There is a time when forbearance ceases to be a virtue. We do not demand anything or ask anything of.you, but are willing to do anything foir the interest of the State. Consider that we are not cattle, that we have souls and have to answer to God just like you. Now is the time to remember us and that we belong to the district that was set aside for us. We are perfectly satisfied to stay where we are. Why not let us stay there ? We don't ask to change nor does the Charleston delegation, This speech was attentively listened to, coning from a negro, but the Charleston people felt that it had l03t them twenty votes, vfp dftfemlftd t,he Board of State Canvassers against what be considered the insinuations brought by Mr. Weston that the negro had been counted in against (ieneral Moise. He said it was as little as Mr. Weston could do to insinuate anything against the Board when the county which he professed to love so much had not made a return of a single vote against the negro Congressman. He hurled the insinuation and dishonesty back to the teeth of the member and he served notice that the Board would do its duty ia 1894 as it had done in 1892, fear lesjly and nonesuy ana mat mero was not a member of the Board upon whom the slightest suspicion could rest in the opinion of any man acquainted with the facts. Mr. Weston denied that he nad made any Insinuations against the Board and said that he would state positively his opinions. Did he think any dishonesty was perpetrated he would say so and not matte any insinuations. The Speaker here said that he considered Mr. Weston's remarks more complimentary to the Board than otherwise when he said that "resources and ingenuity" no linger counted in elections. Mr, Hill of Abbeville said: ^'1 had not Intended saying a worn in tug uiacussion of this bill bat when I see gentlemen rise on this floor and. hear them proclaim, as did the gentleman from Anderson, that in casting their votes they are ever mindful of the best interest of the people who are to be effected thereby, I cannot refrain from saying that I for one cannot be bamboozled by any such stuff. To say, as did he, that he has notning but the kindest feelings for Charleston and would do notbiag to cripple or injure her and then advok" in tha iRIapIr uatc puiuug Uwi 1U uuv xrtMvu .wv.-w. suggest the assassin who smilingly takes the hand of his victim while he thrusts the dagger to his heart.' Mr. Watson arose to a question oi CT--' ?*>. . .Kr-. * ' w-- " - Sir-" - sC. '' ! ' ' personal privilege. He had been a tacked by a member of this House. U was not receiving a double salary as a > officer of South Carolina. He w?is n< an assassin and can meet bis ei/em face to face with any man. Mp Vnn YTnlnlfz mnvad to suSDen i the debate until tomorrow. There wa considerable informal debate on thi - proposition, but before it was brough i to decision Mr. Hill said that what h had said was not especially referred t< the gentleman from Anderson. H , simply spoke in*a general way and ha< no idea of imputing any dishonorabli 5 motives to his friend. 3 Mr. Watson announced to tt e IIon3i ! that the statement of his friend iron Abbeville was perfectly satisfactory and he accepted his apoltey. The voti 1 was then taken on Mr. Yon Kolnitz'i motion to postpone the debate unti . today, which, on a division showed tha . the House was in favor of the motioi hv (52 fcn 35. The Honsethen resumed the r&adinj of the code, after which, at the usua hour, It adjourned to 7:30. ' After the disposition of the redis tricting bill for the day thejudician Committee met in their room to hear ' the Charleston delegation on the me' ' tropolitan police bill. Among thos< present for Charleston were Mayoi Ticken; Mr. Adger Smythe, president of the Cotton Exchange; Mr. T: R, Mc Gahan, president of the Chamber of j Commerce; and Mr. Ignatius P. O'Nell [ president of the Merchants' Exchange Mayor Ficken in the course of his re marks said that the police of Charles ton had always given their aid to the constables in their work and hud orders to do bo. The police of the city wer< ready at all times to aid the State In carrying oat any of her laws. In re ! gard to the Chicco case he said that the matter had been greatly exaggerated and there was no riot or unusua disturbance. In answer to the ques tions by the committee he said that th< law abiding people of Charleston, while opposed to the law would carrj it out as far as possible as long as 11 was law and that he as mayor had giv 1 an orders to the Chief of Police to furnish necessary men to the constables ii carrying out the law. This would con tlnve to be done. The force was now under perfect control but he thoughi that if a commission was established to which men could appeal from anj decision of a superior officer it woulc greatly impair it efficiency. Remark: of a similar nature were made bj Messrs. Smyth, O'Neil and MeGahan, all of whom said that while being opposed to the law they as representees of law abiding citizens would submit tc It and they knew the police had been most effectual in giving assistance to constables. Witnout coming to any decision the committee adjourned U hoar fnrfhoi< taatimnnv In t.hn after UVUL JkUiVUVfc VVWVAWWM^ ?M VUV noon. At the meeting in the afternoon it addition to the gentlemen present ic the morning Constable Gaillard and Mi Frank Gary, author of the bill, were before the committee. Constable Gyl lard testified that the police of Charles ton did not give the authorities propei assistance. That while a squad was al ways furnished they were not in sympathy with the law and did not nelj enforce it. At one time ne had gone tc Chief Martin and arranged for a rale and a lieutenant of the force whorwaf present went immediately oui and Informed all the bar men of the contemplated raid. Mayor Fickcn demanded to know who the officei: was, but Mr. Gaillart1 said ha would give bis name later Continuing ha said that Mayor Flcket could not enforce the Sunday law be cauae ib waa uut tut; seutiLucuu <jl c majority of the people. Neither coulc the Dispensary law be enforced as long as the police force was in sympathy with the liquor sellers. He thought that the present bill would give apolic* force that would enforce the law. His testimony brought forth some lively spats. Mayor Ficken indignant denied that net gave up enforcing the Sunday law b ecause he was afraid oi public sentiment. As far as the lieu tenant was concerned the matter had been thoroughly investigated and had been found to be untrue. The lieutenant referred to is Lieutenant ffordham Mayor Fickea said that Mr. Gaillard had never made a complaint to him, il lie had his testimony would have been asked for. Mr. Gaillard said that the Mayor had told aim that if the law was passed it would cause bloodshod in Charleston. The mayor denied this and be and Mr. Gaillard had a regular "you did" and "I didn't" time untl called down by Chairman Breazeale Mr. Gary said that he had nothing tc say. The Charleston delegation theE left for that city. The committee has decided toreporl the bill unfavorably. It is understooc that all aro opposed to it, but there wil baa minority reDort recommending that the bill apply to all cities of 2,500 people. The majority report is signed by Messrs. Dsnnis, Youmans, Hughe3. Brlce, Waters, Weston, and Ktrkland and the minority by Messrs. Skinner Breazeale and Wilborn. Democrats Ousted, South Norwalk, Conn., Dac. 12.Dimocrats in the employ or the Nor walk Iron works at this place, wer< summarily discharged Saturday. N< man who is known to have a leaninf towards Democracy will be permittee to work in the establishment. A notici announcing this ultimatum of the com r>or>i7 la nnntpH cnnsnir.nrmslv In th< work. Here is the self explanatory let ter which was handed to the discharged employes: South Norttalk Conn., Dec. &, 1893. We will not need your services after this day. This action is forced upor the management, not by any reason oi dissatisfaction with your work, but ir view of the hostile tariff legislation il is not advisable to continue the ordin ary rate of manufactue. Do notnegleci to take at once any job offered else where, as we cannot'give any encour agement regarding future employment The Nor walk Iicon Works Co., E. Hill, General Manager. Here is the explanation given b] Manager Hill: "Our business has faller off owiDg to the tariff, and hence w< had to reduce the wages and the num ber of employes. The men who wen discharged helped to make the tariff Why should not they be mad^ to fee the result of it?" Only eight employe! received their discharge Saturday, bu they were men whose position in thi factory and long services?some having been there from 10 to 14 years?madi the announcement of the action taker by Manager Hill come line a ciouc burst to the other employes. A smal reduction of wages in the Unishing de partment was made, and there too i! posted conspicuously one of the typt written letters which the discharget employes received. It is intended to bi a warning to the men in that part o the works and was posted up by orde: of the company. The citizens of Norwalk, independ ent of political attiliations, are up ii i arms against the outrageous manner ii which the Norwalk Iron works for th< past two years have treated their em ployes, and there is little doubt that thi discharged workmen will lind employ ' ment. To two of them employmen i was given at once in the W. B. Hubbl hat factory when the circumstances o ! their discharge became known. 3 f. I STATE BANK TAX. [e " q Oatl'ne of the Sab-Commltt?e'fl Propoflsd )t BUI lor IU Kopa?l. y Washington, Dec. 14.?The sub, committee oa banking and currency apa pointed to consider legislation relating g to the repeal of the 10 per cent, tax t upon State bank issues reported to the e committee today that it had adopted the 3 louowmg as the provisional outline of e the general features of a bill which It d proposed to draft: 3 "Section 1. The tax of 10 per cent. against State bank notes, &c., paid oat J and used as currency, is repealed. i "Sec. 2. Except as below provided, 7 no State bank notes, &c., shall be paid 3 out and used as currency oateide of the ? State of their issue, except subject to a ; penalty of 10 per cent, each time paid f out. . v "N. B. It is not expected that this r penalty would be generally collected, 1 any more than is the tax imposed by our present law; but rather that, as fast as the prohibited notes cane into the hand* 7 of responsible; parties outside of the ' State of their issue, the penalty on pay ing them out will cause them to be pro^ perly returned for redemption and thus r effectively kept within the State of their ' issue. ' "Sec. 3. State bank notes may be * . paid out and used as currency (outside of the State of their issue) on compliance , with tne following: "(A) Blank notes to be furnished and i issue to be registered by the Comptroller j of the Currency and to be of sharply j destructive design so as to show (1) that . they are State bank notes; (2) the State of their issue and (3) under which sec* * HIo* tion of this act they are issued. : "(B) Banks issuing such notes to be 1 subject to inspection by the Comptrol' ler of the Currency, similar to that no* provided for national banks, but (except \ as to (C) below) for purposes of pubBc I information only?the Comptroller hav. ing no general supervision of the affairs of the banks. i "(C) Outstanding notes of each bank - to be limited to 75 per cent, of paldup i and unimpaired capital. t "(D)" State bank notes to be made i by States ef issue a first lien on alljassets . p of issuing bank and a liability against 1 stockholders to an amount equal to | their stock in addition to it. 1 "(E) An assessment ot one half per ; - ,cent. to hi paii on t iking out circola| tion, and un! also on all circulation outy standing more itt* *year so long aa and whenever necesnry (A) to keep . ;ood a guarantee fund of at leal 3 per cant. of outstanding circulation for ulti* A- a A. .1? 4... 3 /D\ J? mace reaempuuu ui aurn auu (oj w meet expenses not covered by penalty receipts ander section 2, above. "Sec. 4. State bank notes may also * be paid oat and nsed as currency (oat.Bide oi the State of their issue) on com* pliaoce with (A), (B), (C) and (D) of section 3 on deposit with the Comptrol' < ier (as security for ultimate redemption of notes) oi United States, State, jmnnici* pal. &c., securities to amount oLparof notes to be issued?the character of securities permitted to be strictly prescribed in this bill." "It must be understood says thereport, that no menosr of'the sub-commit' tee is personally committed to any of the details outlined above and that this tub; committee Is not ready to make a final 1 repot, but simply presents this stated meat 01 tne progreaa 01 its worn iur uio informatioa of the fall committee and In t the hope to profitly the discussion by it of [ these or other points in this connection." 1 , r Beads Like Fiction. ^ ; Columbia,s. C.. Dec. 13.?Yesterday i The State published part of a romantic story of the turning up at this late day > of a long lost husoand, the wife of whom, living in this city at present ... A ) had married again, believing him dead. It was impossible at that time to give any of the details. Yesterday after1 noon, however, a representative of The State called upon the lady in the case who is now Mrs. Fletcher Wilson, and . after she had been told that the correct I story was wanted from herself for pub- ? l lication she willingly narrated the facts. i The lady is a daughter of Mr. G. A; . > J ) Swygert who attends to the gatee at i the union depot. She stated that she married W. F. Kramer, a good many i years ago. He was always a worthless ' kind of a man, leading rather adisolute I life and imporperly supporting herself And his twnanns. Nine vears aao. while ) they were liying in Atlanta she says l he left home, deserting her and her children and leaving them in destitute 1; circumstances. As soon as she could 1 raise the money she came here to father ' * I and his since battle for a living, trying to educate her two sons'. One of these sons was a well know boy preacher of / this city who is now filling a pulpit In , the lower section of the State. The i other son is employed at the R. & D. , shops in this city. Mrs. Wilson says that she made repeated efforts to discovere what bad become of her missing husband. Several times she heard that he had been * seen fn different place. Once she neara 3 that he had been seen in Birmingham } In order to make certain she went to [ Birmingham and made quite a thor1 ough search but could find no trace of 3 the man. Several times she was infor' med that he was dead. As the years 3 rolled by and she heard nothing from * hiui she began to believe he was dead. L "1 heard nothing whatever from him and of course could believe nothing , else but that he was dead. However, , I have a divorce from him. I obtained p it aboui six months ago and his reap[ pearance don't .interest me in the - } slightest. Having obtained my divorce c I married Mr. Fletcher Wilson, of Iowa VT - ? - ?1 on/1 * 1 onr? mo i uu iiuvemutJi i mat, cauu , x uuu youngest son live here wtth him now: He delivers lectures In the opera house on Sunday afternoons." Mrs: Wilson * said that she did not have the letter from her former husband, staging that we was In New York. It was not ad[ dressed to her, but to Miss Kramer, J who lives on lower Main street. She 5 has seen the letter however. It states ' that the man has been 11 fing the life ?? r of a tramp. He says In his letter that he knew he did wrongto desert his wife ' and children begs that they be found r and that they come to him in his ex c tremity and raise enough money to * bring him home and take care of him. i A Qaardruple Lynching. i Birminqhak, Ala., Dec. 12.?A j report has just reached here from Selma, . Ala.,of aquadrauple lynching, whichocj curred in Dallas County Sunday. Satur? > day night four negro tramps attempted i to break into the house of Mrs. William g Jones, during the absence of her has- ') f baud. She shot one with a pistol when I , r all fled. Mrs. Jones gave tin alarm and the negroes were soon captured. All * contessed their guilt. They,were taken 1 to a tree in a neighboring swamp and 1 just at sunrise all four were suspended _ In a very quiet manner to the same a* limb. A volley ot shots were fired at . the swaying forms after wtncn tne party t rode away. The 8??ne of the lynching is e a few miles from the place where three f negroes were lynched last week for the murder of Reuben Smith at Berlin.